Process: Diwali

Step 1: Download and print the worksheet

Click on the picture to download the worksheet. You will only need 1 worksheet for your group. Once you can see the worksheet, click on the printer icon in the top left hand corner. This will print the worksheet.Write the names of your group members in the top right hand corner of your worksheet. Don't forget to write the name of your class too!In the big blue spikey shape, write the name of your celebration. You will write Diwali.

Step 2: Exploring the basics

Read the questions on the worksheet carefully. Watch the Diwali video by clicking on the picture below. The video will help you begin to answer some of the questions on your worksheet. Remember- there are still lots of websites to explore so don't use big writing when you fill in the boxes!

Did you discover some interesting facts about Diwali? It is important to know why people celebrate events. Click on the blue link below to discover why people celebrate Diwali. The link will take you to a podcast. That means that you will be taken to a site to listen to a person talk about Diwali. There will be no pictures so you will need to listen very carefully! (This will help you answer question 3 on your worksheet).

Step 3: When is Diwali celebrated? Who celebrates Diwali?

Not all events are celebrated at the same time of the year. Some events are celebrated early in the year during January, whilst others are celebrated later in the year and not everyone celebrates the same events. Your first job is to find out when Diwali is celebrated and who celebrates it. Is it celebrated on the same date every year? Does everyone celebrate Diwali?

Click on the blue links below. These links will take to websites which will help you to answer these questions. Don't forget to write your answers on your worksheet!

Step 4: What special food is eaten during Diwali?

When people celebrate they often eat special food. For example, many people have a birthday cake when it is their birthday...mmm...yummy!

Before you explore the different foods that are eaten during Diwali, you need to click on the picture to download a recipe worksheet. You will only need 1 recipe sheet for your group. Once you can see the recipe worksheet, click on the printer icon in the top left hand corner. This will print the worksheet.

Write the name of all the people in your group on the back of the recipe sheet. Don't foget to write the name of your class too!

Now that you have your recipe sheet it is time to start exploring the internet to learn more about the foods that are eaten during Diwali.

When you visit the websites you will need to do two things:1. Copy 1 Diwali recipe onto your recipe sheet. Don't forget to draw a picture of the food!2. Answer question 4 on your worksheet.

Are you ready? Let's go nuts! Click on the pictures below to visit some websites about Diwali food.

Step 5: What are some Diwali traditions?

When people celebrate events there are often special traditions that they follow. For example when people have a birthday, their friends and family will often sing 'Happy Birthday' and give them presents. It's your job to learn about some of the traditions which people follow during Diwali. Do people wear special clothes? Do they put up decorations?

Click on the blue buttons below to learn more about the traditions of Diwali. Don't forget to write your answers on your worksheet!

Now that you have discovered more about Diwali traditions, lets watch this youtube clip. Remember you can write down any other traditions you see that were not on the websites you visted.

Step 6: Check your worksheet

You should now have learnt lots of interesting things about Diwali. You now have a few things to check:1. Is your recipe sheet completed?2. Have you answered question 7 on your worksheet?3. Is your worksheet completed?4. Do you have enough information to make your SMART Notebook file?

If you have answered no to any of the above questions, go back and click on the links again to find the information that you are missing.

If you answered yes to all the questions... congratulations!!! You are now ready to start putting your SMART Notebook file together.

Step 7: Create a SMART Notebook presentation

Now that you have become an expert on the celebration of Diwali, it is time for you to teach your class everything you learnt. To do this, you will make a SMART Notebook file to present to your class.

Click on the picture to download your SMART Notebook presentation check list. Use the checklist to help you make your SMART Notebook presentation. You will only need to print 1 copy for your group. Once you can see the checklist, click on the printer icon in the top left corner. This will print the checklist for you.

Below is a youtube video which will help you to use the different features in SMART Notebook. Don't forget to save your presentation as you go. Go nuts!

Step 8: Presentation time

Now that you have completed your SMART Notebook file, it's time to present to your class. Click on the picture to download some handy hints to help you with your presentation. Good luck!

Step 9: Reflection and evlauation

Congratulations on completing your presentation! It is now time to reflect on your learning by completing an evaluation sheet. Click on the blue link below to go to the evaluation page.